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A/N: I know its not the third day...but you all reviewed and I have the next chapters ready. So...here is the eleventh chapter. Many of you might like it...some of you might not...and come on people...when I said someone close to Kag's heart...ur imaginations are wild...u'll get it...it will all come to u...in the next chapters...
Chapter eleven
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes. Rin's eyes were closed and her body went limp. She was unconscious. A ghost of a smile crept to his lips and he lifted her bridal style. Kaede came up to him.
"So...my sister's mate is indeed Sesshoumaru-sama..." She said slowly.
Sesshoumaru looked at her straight and went inside the house without answering her.
Kaede looked at him and smiled.
'Just like how Kikyo told me.' She followed him inside.
Sesshoumaru placed Rin on the couch and made her comfortable. He gently ran his hands on her belly. He saw that Miroku and Kouga were tensed.
"What is wrong Kouga?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I think we have been followed. We have to get out of here." Kouga answered.
"Okay. We have one advantage. In these areas they cannot show themselves. So we have enough time to make it out of this place. And after that...let us do this first. Rin...what is wrong with her?" Kikyo asked troubled.
"Hmm...He kissed her." Kaede said meekly.
Kikyo's eyes went wide and she looked at Sesshoumaru. "You should give her time."
"You don't have to tell me what to do miko. She knows me, she just can not place me." Sesshoumaru said in a monotone.
"Why...you...right! We have to get out of here and then we will have our talk." Kikyo said the first part irritated and the next part with her own serene calmness.
Hot water washed her frame and she felt a little calm. She ran her hands through her wet hair and opened her eyes to let the tears out. They mingled with the water and ended up tasting salty in her mouth.
'Rin is fine with Kikyo...she is Kikyo...she will be safe with her...everybody is safe with her... But I always lose them...I can't protect them...And Inuyasha...now that Kikyo's here...he will...he...will...' Kagome was torturing herself.
She had undergone this same trauma all those years ago. To win his love, to be his mate, to save him, to save her. And it was all coming back. Why could not she be like Kikyo...? She is so strong...so powerful...so mature...and capable when it comes to saving her own kith and kin...where she failed every time.
Kagome crouched down and brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around the legs.
To top that she would never be able to give Inuyasha his child. She had him all right but...somewhere in her mind she knew that it will be not for longer. She was so useless...
Her body started convulsing as she broke down, the water washing away her tears.
And now, she was not able to save Rin. Her own baby sister. She was pregnant too. How happy she was to find out that Rin was pregnant? She was happy and when Rin was around, she was a mother. Rin had given her another chance. Shippou and Rin were her children and she was utterly useless in being a mother. She failed. And Kikyo succeeded. She cursed her life.
Now that Kikyo is back...she feared that might lose even her...Inuyasha...
She whimpered loudly and hugged herself fiercely.
She stopped shocked when she felt 'his' presence near her. He embraced her from behind. She knew who it was. She closed her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. He lifted her the way she was and positioned her on his lap. Kagome could feel his naked thigh beneath her feet and she breathed his name.
"Inuyasha..."
Inuyasha started kissing her neck softly and sucking at the marks he had given her.
More tears made their way down her face and got lost in her neck.
He trailed those kisses on the back of her neck.
"I love you..." He said snaking his hands on her waist making her body free from her caged position. He rose, taking her with him and turned her around to face him.
"Only you...it will be always be you..." Inuyasha said and he stooped to kiss her on the lips.
Kagome hugged her mate with all her might and responded to his kiss.
He was healing her reopened wounds and he knew that he would always be hers. He had lost someone before and he had come close to losing Kagome but now, he would not lose her at all.
He ended the kiss and pulled her down as the water started filling the tub they were in. The water started submerging both of them.
He made love to her very softly yet passionately, promising her without making any noise, swearing silently every time he kissed her that he would never leave her.
With every thrust, he gave his word to protect her. When they both finally came together, he promised her his world.
When he had her lie against his chest soaking in the water, his silence promised her that he would stay with her, come what may, he would be her child and she would be his, forever.
Sesshoumaru looked at Rin once more. Her eyes were still closed. He held her securely against his chest. She had gained a little weight since the last time. His child was growing fast. He skidded to a halt to find Kouga carrying Miroku and Kikyo and Kaede in a demon that resembled Kirara closely.
He could not believe that he was running from those demons. If it were normal Sesshoumaru, he would have stayed and slayed. But it was different now, wasn't it?
Kikyo stopped and got down from the demon.
"What are you doing?" Kaede shouted.
Kouga rolled his eyes and made it toward them. Sesshoumaru had already stopped.
"You all go on. I will stay, just go on. Don't wait for me." Kikyo said.
"No no no...Kikyo not again...please let us go..." Kaede begged, tears flowing from her eyes. She had been through this before.
"My baby..." Kikyo said as she embraced a crying Kaede. Kaede went eagerly into her embrace but soon her eyelids became heavy and she recoiled from her.
"How could you?" Kaede mumbled, half dazed.
"I am so sorry...I love you..." Kikyo said softly as Kaede slumped slowly against the demon.
"Okay...go now..." Kikyo said.
Sesshoumaru considered what was happening and he placed Rin with Kaede on the demon.
"No Sesshoumaru-sama...I have already called Kagome...she will come with Inuyasha...please...you all get out of here...don't waste any time..." Kikyo pleaded.
"Rin needs you...if she loses you again, probably we all end up losing her and Miroku should get back...he will have work to do and Kouga too...he has to Miroku back...please understand...go now..." Kikyo said and she ordered the animal to go. It hesitated first but eventually leapt into the air.
Sesshoumaru nodded to Kikyo. "Hope you know what you are doing miko..." He said before bounding off to reach the demon that had Rin and Kaede.
"Kikyo...take care..." Miroku said and Kouga bounced off.
"Are you sure it was her?" Inuyasha asked reaching for tetsusaiga.
"Yes...I am positive. I can even trace her powers from here...let us go...towards the north." Kagome said confidently.
Kagome climbed on Inuyasha's back and he jumped crossing the wide lawns of the mansion and making it to the other side. He stopped.
"What is it?" Kagome asked, her brows creased.
"I love you..." Inuyasha said and turned to kiss her. It was a quick one but it was nice. It made an awkward situation they are going to face, less awkward.
Kagome knew that Inuyasha would be undergoing far more trauma than her. She felt like a child crying like that but thinking about what Inuyasha did made her cheeks burn. She nuzzled his neck and inhaled his scent. It soothed her.
"What do you mean they left just now?" Kouga screamed at Ayame.
"Why are you screaming at me like that Kouga...they left means they left...just now..." Ayame said looking at Rin softly.
"But we left miko-sama long ago...I think we must follow our brother and his mate." Sesshoumaru said tying his tokijin.
"I don't think that is possible..." Miroku said looking around the mansion.
"Why...what is it?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Miroku mumbled something and what they saw shocked everyone.
Kikyo stood alone there firing arrows as quickly as possible. She was taking down many of them and she got tired after some time.
'This is not supposed to happen...why am I feeling so weak?'
She pulled it off destroying all the demons and made a last tug toward Kagome.
"We have to hurry..." Kagome whispered into Inuyasha's ears.
He doubled his speed.
As the last of the demons were slayed, Kikyo slumped down and took a deep breath. She thoroughly ambushed. And she was not supposed to feel like this. Suddenly she felt jolts of shock throughout her body. It was him...he always gave her these. She turned around to face him.
"Naraku..."
"Kikyo...so you are not dead as I thought..." Naraku said venomously.
"You did not die either..."Kikyo spat.
"I am indeed very happy to see you..." Naraku said extending his appendages.
"Just like old times, eh lover?" Naraku smiled.
Kikyo got up with the last of the arrows she had in her hand.
"What the..." Kouga started.
Out there was an enormous sphere of pink mixed with purple encapsuling the whole area.
"We can not get out. Although the pink one is of Kagome's...I suspect the purple one is of Kikyo's...she has bound us in..." Miroku explained.
"But why would she do that with Inuyasha and Kagome outside...why the witch...I never thought I could trust her...look what she has done..." Sango cried desperately.
"Oh no...What happened here?" Kagome breathed as she clasped Inuyasha's hand.
"I think Kikyo did all this." Inuyasha answered looking at the wasted bodies.
"Look over there..." Kagome pointed where a woman's body lay amidst what seemed like two tentacles.
"Behind me Kagome..." Inuyasha said as he held the transformed tetsusaiga.
As they inched forward Kagome checked for demons but found none. She checked for a particular one but his presence was fading.
She looked ahead and she was baffled. She shirked away from Inuyasha and ran toward the fallen form.
"Kikyo...!" Kagome said as she slid down taking Kikyo's limp form on her lap.
"What happened here?" Kagome asked tears forming in her eyes.
Kikyo's blouse was tattered and she was bleeding. Her chest seemed to be heavy and breathing very slow. Her skirt was ripped and there were streaks of blood.
She opened her eyes and looked at Kagome.
She opened her mouth to speak but coughed blood instead.
"Oh no...not again...Kikyo..." Kagome said clenching her teeth and wiping her blood away.
"No...Wait...listen...I don't have much time..."Kikyo said slowly almost inaudible. Inuyasha crouched down beside Kikyo. He took Kikyo's battered form from Kagome. He handled her body as a small baby's. Kagome gave her to him willingly.
"Inuyasha..."Kikyo breathed tears slipping from her face.
Kikyo looked at Kagome. "I am so sorry...for all...those things...I am very sorry...now I will return to you what was yours...to begin with..."Kikyo said amidst her harsh breathing and clasping Inuyasha tightly as pain shot through her chest. She closed her eyes shut and allowed it to pass.
"Kikyo... you don't have to..."
"No.I have to do this...this is not my life to live...its yours...and I am so sorry that I got Inuyasha...so...confused...I am sorry..."Kikyo said looking at Inuyasha this time.
"Kikyo just...don't talk...I am here...now...just..."Inuyasha struggled for words.
"Mmm...I am dying...guess my empty shell had a purpose...to see my Rin...and to make things right..once and for all..."Kikyo said reaching for Kagome.
"You are me...yet you are...Kagome...much stronger and lovely..."Kikyo mumbled. She knew she was not going to be here longer.
"Kikyo...no..."Kagome said.
"I know I am asking too much...but Inuyasha...can you...just...before I leave...please...make me feel..."Kikyo was cut by Inuyasha. He knew what she wanted.
Kagome let go of Kikyo's hand and kissed her forehead. She got up and left them alone. Tears were flowing hard.
'Naraku...you bastard...you will pay ten times more for this...' Kagome swore, wiping her tears and controlling herself.
Inuyasha looked into Kikyo's eyes deeply. The love he saw there shocked him. These eyes were the ones filled with hatred all those years ago. Now it held regret too. He had loved her. He still did and always will. He knew she loved him so much that she had come back as Kagome, hatred being just an excuse. He knew even though that Kikyo and Kagome were different, they were one. Just that they were opposites of the same spectrum.
"I love you..."Kikyo breathed.
"I know..." I love you too...Inuyasha said bringing her to face him. She smiled despite the failing heart and increasing pain. He breathed against her lips and blinked to clear his thoughts. He closed his eyes and kissed her. As for Kikyo, she got what she had wanted all life long. This non-existent life.
Kagome felt something hit her from behind and she stumbled forward clasping her chest near her heart. Then she realized what had happened. She looked back at them and saw Inuyasha kissing Kikyo. It did not matter now. She broke down crying.
Inuyasha licked his lips tasting death as he looked at Kikyo's form. It began reducing to dust and bones.
Kagome came to him and hugged him. She ran her hands on his back soothingly.
Inuyasha gave up completely in her arms and let her caress him. He welcomed it.
Back in the castle, the purple light disappeared making Kaede wake from her sleep crying.
"Kikyo...no..."Kaede cried. Sango rushed to her embracing her.
Sesshoumaru was in his room with Rin carefully in his arms as he sensed the miko's death.
He came to a decision but he would wait for his brother to return with his mate.
A/N: Yep..it was Kikyo...she is more close to Kags in more ways than one...even if Kags doesn't like her...don't u think? So what do u think? Please review...next chapter ...as soon as I get cool reviews...And by the way...Sessh is 216 yrs old (whew!) while our poor Rin is sweet and sexy 19...I know...I know...
Next chapter: Kanna and Kagura attack vulnerable Inu-kun and Kagome and Sess comes to the rescue...and Rin wakes up to find total strangers coochie-cooing her...haha...